In the 1970s, the Nestle infant formula controversy came to light. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the infant formula "scandal" (as in babies died), due to shady marketing practices. A lot of these infant deaths happened in Latin America and the rest of the global south. But first, the history of Nestle, starting with Henri Nestle and a bit about the history of formula. Part two will include how these practices have continued in Peru and more.

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Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Nestl%C3%A9#Baby_formula_marketing
https://utopia.org/guide/crime-controversy-nestles-5-biggest-scandals-explained
https://voxdev.org/topic/health/deadly-toll-marketing-infant-formula-low-and-middle-income-countries
https://globalcapitalism.history.ox.ac.uk/files/case12-nestlescorporatereputationpdf-1
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/01/nestle-under-fire-for-marketing-claims-on-baby-milk-formulas
https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/why-global-companies-need-to-do-more-than-merely-comply-with-local-law/
http://archive.babymilkaction.org/pdfs/babykiller.pdf
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-19-mn-2981-story.html
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